IOCs to Step up Investments in Egypt

• Wednesday, 15th February 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

At Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS 2017), major international oil companies (IOCs) said they plan to step up their investments in Egypt, expecting to find more oil and gas now that Eni’s giant Zohr gas discovery has...

President El Sisi Met Eni, BP CEOs

• Monday, 13th February 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, and Bob Dudley, BP’s CEO, to discuss progress of the Zohr field, Sada El Balad informed. Egypt’s Prime Minister, Eng....

Eni to Export Gas via Damietta Plant

• Monday, 19th December 2016
• by Sarah Samir

Italian Eni agreed with the Egyptian government to export part of the production of Zohr field in Shourouk Concession in the Mediterranean via Damietta liquefaction plant, reported Daily News Egypt. Sources with the E...

Eni’s Zohr, BP’s Atoll Aim for Production in 2017, 2018

• Thursday, 15th December 2016
• by Sarah Samir

UK’s BP will start developing its Atoll field in the North Damietta Concession located in the East Delta in the Mediterranean aiming for production in December 2018, reported Egypt Oil&Gas. The company will ...

Eni to Finish Phase I of Gas Plant in 2017

• Wednesday, 7th December 2016
• by Sarah Samir

Italy’s Eni will complete the first phase of its gas treatment plant for Egypt’s Zohr field’s production by October 2017. Phase I represents up to 24% of the facility with a treatment capacity at 650...

Zohr Pipeline Obtained Environmental Approvals

• Monday, 28th November 2016
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Ministry of Environment approved the study to build a 220km pipeline with a 26 inche diameter in order to move production from the Zohr gas field to an onshore processing station in Port Said Governorate,...

Egypt to Add 80mcf/d of Gas from Noroos

• Tuesday, 25th October 2016
• by Sarah Samir

Italian Eni plans to link 80mcf/d of gas to national grid from its Nooros concession by the end of November 2016. A source with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) stated that total gas production from Noo...

Egypt to Produce 5bcf/d of Gas

• Monday, 24th October 2016
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, stated that Egypt’s production of natural gas will increase to 5bcf/d in the 2017/2018 fiscal year, from it’s current level of 4.35bcf/d. He added that t...

Eni Drilled 6th Well at Zohr

• Wednesday, 19th October 2016
• by Sarah Samir

Italian Eni finished the drilling processes for the sixth well at Egypt’s Zohr field in the deep water offshore the Mediterranean Sea. An official with the company stated that the well’s production tests will st...

Zohr to Start Gas Production in December

• Monday, 19th September 2016
• by Sarah Samir

In a statement to Egypt Oil&Gas, an official with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) stated that the first natural gas production from Zohr field in the Mediterranean Sea is expected to be in Decemb...